
Maine · Census place 24740
Farmington, ME population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Farmington, Maine (Farmington, ME — Census place “Farmington CDP”) is 4,879 residents, ranking #35 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $39,646, the median home is worth $161,800 and median gross rent runs $838 a month. Looking for the Farmington Maine ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Farmington, ME: 04938, 04992.
- Population
- 4,879Farmington CDP residents
- Median household income
- $39,646Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $838Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 37.8%Owner-occupied households
Farmington ZIP codes (Maine)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Farmington.
The Farmington ME ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Farmington CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Farmington CDP median would spend about 25.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.4% of residents and 37.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Farmington CDP, ME in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Farmington CDP is a small town in Maine, with 4,879 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #35 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 37 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Farmington CDP earn a median of $39,646 a year, 49.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% below the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 25.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Farmington CDP is valued at $161,800, 46.7% below the national figure and 27% below the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $838 a month, 40.4% below the national figure, or roughly $10,056 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 37.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Maine.
- Lisbon Falls CDP 4,185
- Hampden CDP 4,937
- Millinocket CDP 4,111
- Houlton CDP 4,958
- South Eliot CDP 4,021
- Kittery CDP 5,284
- Rumford CDP 4,017
- Oak Hill CDP 5,365
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Farmington CDP?
- Farmington CDP has 4,879 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #35 of 155 in Maine.
- What is the median household income in Farmington CDP?
- Median household income in Farmington CDP is $39,646 a year, 49.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Farmington CDP?
- Median gross rent is $838 a month and the median home value is $161,800, so rent absorbs about 25.4% of median household income.
- Is Farmington CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Farmington CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Farmington CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.